The Impact of Cattle Grazing on Shrub Biomass: A Review on Temperate Ecosystems

The Impact of Cattle Grazing on Shrub Biomass: A Review on Temperate Ecosystems

Cattle grazing is particularly important to natural and semi-natural ecosystems, having often replaced grazing by smaller domestic ruminants such as goats and sheep. While cattle are mainly considered grazers rather than browsers, the pressures, direct or indirect, they exert on shrub encroachment a...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios Oikonomou, Maria Yiakoulaki, Yannis Kazoglou, Michael Vrahnakis, Gavriil Xanthopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
cattle
shrubs
browsing
dietary-preferences
forage
indigenous-breeds
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/6/1277
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